Edmundo Junior

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people.”

“It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy.”

“When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It’s the truth.”

“Emphasize everything and you emphasize nothing.”

“Se você puder tornar as coisas mais simples, terá prestado ao mundo um grande serviço.”

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”

“You are 1 person out of 7 billion people,
On 1 planet out of 8 planets,
In 1 star system out of 100 billion star systems,
In 1 galaxy out of 100 billion galaxies,
And you are enormously insignificant.”